cut-off
Example Sentences
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Access to North Korea has always been heavily restricted, but the country became almost entirely cut off when it sealed its borders in 2020 during the pandemic.
From Barron's
Iran's effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow entrance to the Gulf, has cut off roughly 20% of world oil supplies and sent global financial markets into a spin.
From BBC
One potential outcome is that every social-media company could be forced to verify the ages of their users, cutting off certain interactions.
From Barron's
The American president is about to appear when the broadcast abruptly cuts off and the room blanks out in a flash of white.
The Census Bureau previously reported that the U.S. population only grew 0.5% in the year ending last June, the slowest pace since Covid-19 cut off immigration flows and caused a surge in deaths.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
